0 Slide 0 National Spectrum Managers Association Industry Round Table – Fixed Wireless Service May 20, 2008 Mitchell Lazarus | |

1 Slide 1 Fixed Wireless Communications Coalition  Membership:  microwave manufacturers (all sizes)  frequency coordinators; engineering and support  carriers; service providers; backhaul providers, etc.  user associations (railroads, utilities, pipelines, public safety, cable TV, etc.)  interested individuals  “Unincorporated association”  no separate legal existence apart from members.

2 Slide 2 FWCC Administration  No office, no paid staff, no executive committee  all decisions are open to all members  all members review and comment on all pleadings  Meetings: 8 times/year in Washington  many members participate by telephone  much business conducted by  Forms of support:  voluntary financial contributions – no fixed dues  volunteered technical expertise, administration  Votes are rare – most decisions by consensus.

3 Slide 3 FWCC Goals  Purposes:  defend fixed service spectrum against reallocation to other services  defend fixed service users against interference from other services  assist FCC in keeping fixed service rules current with technology  defend fixed service interests in ITU deliberations  Forums: FCC, FAA, ITU, courts.

4 Slide 4 FWCC – Proceedings (1)  RM MHz Channels in the Upper 6 GHz Band  Adding Channel Pairs at 23 GHz  Support for Extension of LMDS Buildout Deadlines  IB VMES in the Fixed Satellite Service  WT Antenna Require- ments in the 11 GHz Band  RM Federal Earth Stations Communicating with Non-Federal Satellites  FAA FAA Spectrum & Tower Issues  IB Broadcasting-Satellite Service 18 & 24 GHz  ET MSSI, Request for a Waiver of Part 15  DA Repeal of Sec (f)  ET Remington Arms Co., Request for Waiver  ET SafeView, Inc. Request for Waiver  IB WRC Agenda  WT Rechannelization of the GHz Band  Audit of Satellite Earth Stations  ET Interference Temperature Metric  ET Coordination in the 7, 10, 13 GHz Bands

5 Slide 5 FWCC – Proceedings (2)  IB Earth Station Vessels  ET Spectrum Policy Task Force  WT ,81-86,92-95 GHz Bands  WT Streamline Microwave Application Processing  IB Redesignation of 4.9 GHz  IB Partial-Band Licensing of Earth Stations  ET Advanced Mobile and Fixed Terrestrial below 3 GHz  IB GHz MSS Service  WT , CC Antennas at Subscriber Locations  ET Rules for GHz & GHz  WT Fixed Service Rule Amendments at 24 GHz  RM 9830 Interference from FS into GSO FSS  IB Redesignation of 18 GHZ Band  ET NGSO FSS with GSO & FS in the Ku-Band  CC Reallocation Between 37.5 and 50.2 GHz  RM 9650 NSGO FSS Gateways at C Band  ET GHz Mobile Satellite Service  ET Rules for the and GHz Bands

6 Slide 6 Current Fixed Service Developments

7 Slide 7 Two-Foot Antennas at 11 GHz  FiberTower requested rule change to allow two-foot antennas in the 11 GHz band  previous patterns required four-foot antennas  two-foot antenna is 1/4 the weight, 1/3 the cost  FWCC participated  FCC amended rule (took 3 ½ years):  Category A specifications unchanged  Category B relaxed to accommodate two-foot pattern  In case of interference, Category B user (any size) can either upgrade to Category A or reduce EIRP.

8 Slide 8 Adding Pairs at 23 GHz  NTIA approved two additional 23 GHz frequency pairs for conditional licensing (for total of six)  11/07/07: FWCC filed rulemaking petition to add the new pairs  asked the FCC to bypass putting petition on public notice, and proceed directly to an NPRM  simultaneously filed request for waiver pending rulemaking  Awaiting FCC action.

9 Slide 9 30 MHz Channels in Upper 6 GHz  Present rules:  MHz (“Lower 6”) allows 30 MHz channels 4,200 earth stations limit FS coordination  MHz (“Upper 6”) provides for only 10 MHz channels 30 MHz possible under waiver but waiver bars conditional licensing  2/04/08: FWCC filed rulemaking petition requesting 30 MHz channels in the MHz band  American Petroleum Institute opposed; FWCC replied.

10 Slide 10 Other Matters  FCC granted LMDS operators extension of build-out deadline to June 1, 2012  signals possible flexibility as to other auctioned services  FCC granted Multispectral Solutions, Inc. waiver to increase peak power at MHz  ultra-wideband-like operation under Sec  FWCC and MSSI negotiated limitations on waiver; FCC adopted.

11 Slide 11 Thank you! Mitchell Lazarus | |